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Collaboration and Documentation

Posted September 27, 2007 | Technology |

The Agile Manifesto principle of "working software over comprehensive documentation" has often been misunderstood as either "no documentation" or an excuse for "ad hoc" development. In the principle statement, the word "over" implies that working software is more important than documentation, but not that the documentation isn't important or useful.

About The Author
Jim Highsmith
Jim Highsmith is a Cutter Fellow Emeritus. He was the founding Director of Cutter’s Agile Product & Project Management practice and received the 2005 Stevens Award in recognition of his work in adaptive software development and Agile processes. Mr. Highsmith has 30-plus years’ experience as an IT manager, product manager, project manager, consultant, and software developer. He has consulted with IT and product development organizations and… Read More
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